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Saturday, May 5, 2007

Delay frustrates push for sobering-up centres
William Birnbauer
May 6, 2007

DELAYS in decriminalising public drunkenness in Victoria are frustrating health and welfare groups, but the move is opposed by the Opposition and Crown Casino.

Senior police said it would be fantastic to have 24-hour "sobering-up" centres as an alternative to police cells, but expressed reservations about how the centres would operate and whether they would have sufficient resources.

The reaction follows a report in The Sunday Age last week that Attorney-General Rob Hulls wants to bring the state's drunkenness laws into line with those of most other states.

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